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|performer = [[Carmen Electra]] | |performer = [[Carmen Electra]] | ||
|writer(s) = [[Prince]], Karen "K-Dean" Cover and Chris Tyler | |writer(s) = [[Prince]], Karen "K-Dean" Cover and Chris Tyler | ||
| − | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] (assumed) | + | |producer(s) = [[Prince]] <small>(assumed)</small> |
|previous song = [[Power Fantastic]] | |previous song = [[Power Fantastic]] | ||
|next song = [[Prettyman]] | |next song = [[Prettyman]] | ||
| − | |introduction = '''Power From Above''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_26|26 August 1991]] at [[Sunset Sound]] | + | |introduction = '''Power From Above''' is an unreleased song recorded on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_26|26 August 1991]] at [[Sunset Sound]], Hollywood or [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios], North Hollywood, California, USA (the day before the release of the album [[Album: Martika’s Kitchen|Martika’s Kitchen]]) for [[Carmen Electra]]’s first album, which was planned to be called [[Album: Carmen Electra|On Top]]. It was included as the first track on a configuration compiled on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_15|15 June 1992]]. |
| − | + | The song was ultimately rejected from the album, however, and the album was renamed [[Album: Carmen Electra|Carmen Electra]]. '''Power From Above''' was written by [[Prince]], Karen "K-Dean" Cover and Chris Tyler. [[Prince]] plays most of the instruments and can be heard reciting a few lines in the same voice as on [[Black M.F. In The House]] (although the use there was not a sample from this song). He is also on background vocals with [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] and [[Jevetta Steele]]. | |
| − | The song reuses the phrasing "Hey, we got the power, oh, we got the soul" previously used in both [[We Got The Power]] and [[Batdance]]. One version of the song also contains a spoken sample of "We will not give up the fight" coming from a speech by Black Panther and activist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoruba_al-Mujahid_bin_Wahad Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad | + | The song reuses the phrasing "Hey, we got the power, oh, we got the soul" previously used in both [[We Got The Power]] and [[Batdance]] and a synth-line borrowed from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruce_Springsteen Bruce Springsteen]’s song "[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Born_in_the_U.S.A._(song) Born In The U.S.A]." One version of the song also contains a spoken sample of "We will not give up the fight" coming from a speech by Black Panther and activist [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoruba_al-Mujahid_bin_Wahad Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad]. |
|recording info = | |recording info = | ||
{{RecordingLine| | {{RecordingLine| | ||
|date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_26|26 August 1991]] | |date = [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/August_26|26 August 1991]] | ||
| − | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA | + | |studio = [[Sunset Sound]],<br>Hollywood, CA, USA <br>or <br> [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios], <br> North Hollywood, CA, USA |
| − | |additional info = | + | |additional info = Tracking |
| + | }} | ||
| + | {{RecordingLine| | ||
| + | |date = 1991 | ||
| + | |studio = [http://www.larrabeestudios.com/ Larrabee Sound Studios], <br> North Hollywood, CA, USA | ||
| + | |additional info = overdub/mix | ||
}} | }} | ||
|recording personnel = | |recording personnel = | ||
*[[Carmen Electra]] - vocals | *[[Carmen Electra]] - vocals | ||
| − | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ | + | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples] - background vocals |
*[[Jevetta Steele]] - background vocals | *[[Jevetta Steele]] - background vocals | ||
| − | *[[Prince]] - spoken vocals and all instruments, except where noted (assumed) | + | *[[Prince]] - spoken and background vocals and all instruments, except where noted (assumed) |
*Brian "B-Quick" Crisp - scratching | *Brian "B-Quick" Crisp - scratching | ||
|unreleased versions = | |unreleased versions = | ||
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|1= '''Power From Above''' | |1= '''Power From Above''' | ||
|2= Studio | |2= Studio | ||
| − | |3= 1991 version with | + | |3= 1991 version with [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dhoruba_al-Mujahid_bin_Wahad Dhoruba al-Mujahid bin Wahad] repeated sample; included on [[Prince_Vault:Selected_anniversaries/June_15|15 June 1992]] configuration of [[Album: Carmen Electra|On Top]] |
}} | }} | ||
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|broadcasts, streaming = | |broadcasts, streaming = | ||
|sampled in = | |sampled in = | ||
| − | |first live appearance = This | + | |first live appearance = [[02 June 1992|02 June 1992, Sporthalle, Cologne, Germany]] <small>(during [[Carmen Electra]] opening act, possibly performed earlier on tour, no [[Prince]] input)</small> |
| + | *This song is not known to have been performed live by [[Prince]]. | ||
|performed regularly on = none | |performed regularly on = none | ||
| − | |performed occasionally in = | + | |performed occasionally in = [[All Concerts#1992|1992]] <small>(during [[Carmen Electra]] opening act, no [[Prince]] input)</small> |
| − | |trivia = | + | |trivia = It was long believed that [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patti_LaBelle Patti LaBelle] sang on that track. Karen "K-Dean" Cover, one of the co-writers, has confirmed that Labelle was not involved in '''Power From Above'''. The background vocals are sung by [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mavis_Staples Mavis Staples], [[Jevetta Steele]] and [[Prince]]. |
|see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | |see also = [[Unreleased Songs]] | ||
*[[Carmen Electra]] | *[[Carmen Electra]] | ||
|references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | |references = ''[[Book:_The_Vault|The Vault: The Definitive Guide to the Musical World of Prince (2004)]]'' | ||
| − | |categories = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs | + | |categories = [[Category:1991]][[Category:Recorded 1991]][[Category:Songs (Prince)]][[Category:Songs (Associated Artists)]][[Category:Unreleased Songs]] |
}} | }} | ||
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